This Week in Australian Study Abroad

On 8 July 2023, Issue 292 of our Study Abroad Weekly arrives right on schedule. This week’s bulletin is contributed by Newstarsec Education & Migration consultant Jess.

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This week’s highlights

1. From 1 July, student visa work hours change to 48 hours per fortnight

2. Pre-applications for the Working Holiday (Subclass 462) visa are now open for FY2023–24

3. The Subclass 408 visa still exists — and you can still apply!

4. The 1-year early childhood Graduate Diploma is now available in Sydney too!

5. The University of Melbourne launches a new admissions-requirement calculation system in late July!

6. The University of Melbourne signs a $75 million partnership

7. A recommended Australian cost-of-living calculator

Plus the Offer Show~

Student visa work limit changed to 48 hours

From 1 July, the federal government has reinstated the rules limiting how many hours international students may work.

With the exception of students working in aged care, all international students will be subject to a cap on working hours.However, the previous cap of 40 hours per fortnight has been raised to 48 hours.Note that this work limit does not apply during holiday periods!

This cap on working hours was lifted at one point during the pandemic to help ease labour shortages. The government has also noted, however, that the primary purpose of a student visa is to study in Australia, and that the cap is intended to help students balance work and study while in Australia.

Subclass 462 pre-applications open this financial year

Applications for the working holiday visa are now open — get moving, everyone! The registration process is open from 1 July 2023 to 31 January 2024, so if you’d like to experience life in Australia first, go for it!

The Subclass 408 visa is still here — apply now

It had been said that the Subclass 408 visa would be cancelled or closed to applications after 1 July this year, the start of the new financial year, but it still exists for now. If you’re facing an awkward gap in your visa — for example, waiting on English test results to renew, or you haven’t yet planned your next step and need more time — you can still apply for the Subclass 408 visa to ease the pressure, stay in Australia lawfully and plan your future more sensibly!

You can lodge it within 90 days before your current visa expires or within 28 days after it expires, and the only requirement is to have any job.

Early childhood Graduate Diploma now in Sydney too

Victoria University’s Sydney campus now offers the early childhood Graduate Diploma, with a 10% scholarship available too!

Apply now for a July intake.It’s a fast-track early childhood programme with a 1-year duration.

If you have completed a 3-year bachelor’s degree or higher in Australia, you can enrol in the early childhood Graduate Diploma without an English test. After graduating, once you meet the requirement of at least 4 years of study in Australia, you can be exempted from the IELTS 7/7/8/8 requirement needed for skills assessment — fast-track your early childhood skills assessment!

Early childhood migration remains very smooth right now. For Subclass 189, last financial year an invitation could be secured with just 65 points! States such as NSW and Victoria also have favourable policies in place.

University of Melbourne to launch new admissions-requirement calculation system

The University of Melbourne is finally overhauling its admissions GPA calculation system! According to its official notice, a new admissions GPA assessment system will be released in late July 2023 — a smarter calculator that makes optimal assessments of applicants, taking into account GPA, institution and individual ability, As the University of Melbourne continues to climb steadily in the QS World University Rankings and attract more and more top talent, students of any background and circumstances will have the chance to enrol. The University is doing its utmost to move on from these outdated assessment systems and to assess students against newer, more advanced and more comprehensive standards, giving them the opportunity to pursue further study!

University of Melbourne signs $75 million partnership

The China Scholarship Council and the University of Melbourne are jointly funding scholarships for top graduates from Chinese institutions who wish to pursue a PhD at the University of Melbourne, and will fund up to 180 candidates over the next four years.

The scholarship covers up to 4 years of full PhD tuition fees, as well as airfares, health insurance, visa application fees and a living-cost allowance.

This partnership, jointly established by the China Scholarship Council and the University of Melbourne in 2011, has already awarded scholarships to 215 candidates, with demand growing steadily since its inception.

If you’re a high-achieving student from China hoping to go on to a PhD, don’t hesitate to apply!

A handy Australian cost-of-living calculator

Here’s a really handy online tool we’d like to recommend:

https://costofliving.studyaustralia.gov.au!

We especially recommend it for anyone planning to study in Australia who has no idea what living costs are like — give it a try!

There are 8 steps in total. Follow the steps in order to enter your approximate lifestyle and spending capacity — you can choose a weekly or monthly cost estimate — and the calculator will then use the information you provide to generate a summary table, giving you a rough idea of what your living costs will be~

It covers things like how often you eat out, your usual mode of transport, your accommodation and more. It even factors in how many items of clothing you buy on average each month — and gym costs (you have to admit Australia really is a fitness-focused country) — so it’s quite detailed. That said, it is only an estimate, so don’t expect it to be too precise~

You can even compare the difference in living costs across cities for the same spending habits!This is really helpful for anyone thinking of moving to another state who isn’t familiar with that state’s living costs and prices!

Top Australian Universities — Offer Show

This week we have offers from ANU, the University of Queensland, Deakin University and Monash University and other world top-200 universities! Across Law, IT and Business and more~

Plus multiple early childhood Graduate Diplomas — once completed, you may be exempt from the 7/7/8/8 requirement to obtain skills assessment, for a fast track straight to PR!

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Study Abroad Weekly #292 (AU): A 1-Year Early Childhood GD Comes to Sydney! Student Visa Work Capped at 48 Hours per Fortnight! University of Melbourne to Launch a New Admissions-Requirement Calculator!

Study abroad without an English test score! Amazing five-star universities for just 70,000–80,000 RMB a year!

A migration occupation most overseas applicants can apply for! Last financial year, just 50–70 points was enough

The first state-nomination round of the new financial year opens on 7 July! Recent skills-assessment case studies

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